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Educ8 Training – Fully Funded Qualifications Available 2024

Elevate Your Career with Iungo’s Specialized Training Programs

Unlock Your Potential with ITeC Digital Training’s Cyber Security Analyst Apprenticeship

Hybrid / Swansea

ALS Training – Fully-Funded Apprenticeship Opportunities

Summer 2024

Iungo – Fully Funded Training Programmes – Summer 2024

Hybrid

24/7

Barclays – Eagle Labs Academy

Digital

Past Courses and Academies

August 14, 2024

Aspire 2Be. – AWS Certified Courses

Aspire 2Be. is pleased to announce a new partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), as an Authorised Training Partner – the first and only one in Wales!

April 03, 2023

FinTech Wales celebrates 81% success rate in its first year of Coding and Data Academies

FinTech Wales, in partnership with training provider iungo Solutions, has recorded an 81% success rate from individuals who attended their ten-week Coding or Data Academies. A substantial 62% of those who successfully completed the course have entered roles in FinTech or Technology, and 19% have gone on to undertake further training. Read more about the success of our Data Academies.

March 09, 2023

FinTechs in Wales actively seeking more women in tech

FinTech Wales and Chwarae Teg have partnered with Code First Girls, a social enterprise that provides free coding courses to women and non-binary people across the UK, to offer exclusive training and employment opportunities for females in Wales.

November 22, 2022

CCRSP’s New Employment & Skills Plan 2022-25 Identifies FinTech as Priority Sector

Cardiff Capital Region Skills Partnership (CCRSP) have launched their new Employment and Skills Plan 2022-25, identifying FinTech as a priority sector.

October 19, 2022

FinTech Wales Meets with Chwarae Teg to discuss the Code First Girls Programme

Recently our Head of Skills, Gemma Hallett, sat down with Cerys Furlong, CEO of Chwarae Teg, to discuss an exclusive employment opportunity for FinTech Wales’ members seeking female Full Stack, Software, or Data talent through their New Futures project.

August 31, 2022

Golfer to Coder; a new career is on par thanks to new Coding Academy

A new fast-track training programme launched by FinTech Wales and Cardiff and Vale College (CAVC) has already helped 28 people to become front or back-end developers, and ex-PGA Golfer, Richard King, is the first of four programme graduates to be offered a job opportunity with Principality Building Society.

March 08, 2022

DebateMate Schools Programme Launched to develop Cardiff pupils’ oratory skills and awareness of the FinTech Sector

Read about The DebateMate Schools Programme – a 12-week programme designed to develop pupils’ oratory skills and awareness of the FinTech sector – launched by FinTech Wales and Cardiff Council.

Skills News

February 24, 2026

Swansea University Plays Key Role in Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains

Experts from Swansea University’s Computer Science Department are playing a key role in an international initiative tackling growing cybersecurity risks across the semiconductor supply chain

February 11, 2026

Monmouthshire Building Society Community Academy Graduates Progress into Permanent Roles

Members of the Community Academy at Monmouthshire Building Society have graduated from the training scheme, with four securing permanent roles at the Newport-based mutual.

February 10, 2026

Admiral Highlights Data Analytics Apprenticeship Programme during National Apprenticeship Week

To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Admiral Group Plc is shining a spotlight on its first-ever Data Analytics Apprenticeship Programme, highlighting how apprenticeships are helping to build the next generation of data talent in Wales.

January 27, 2026

Fully Funded AI Training for FinTech Wales Members – ALS Training

ALS is offering fully-funded AI training opportunities in partnership with the British Computer Society to offer baseline technical training for staff across all levels of business and support businesses integrating into daily operations.

January 27, 2026

Cardiff and Vale College Bootcamp Employer Day with FinTech Wales – Gallery

FinTech Wales was proud to support the recent Bootcamp Employer Day hosted by Cardiff and Vale College — a dynamic afternoon connecting future talent with leaders from across the fintech and tech sectors.

January 26, 2026

Welsh Businesses Can Now Access 75% Funding for AI Skills Training Through the Flexible Skills Programme

Welsh businesses have a new, significant opportunity to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into their operations, backed by a £2.1 million funding package from the Welsh Government.

January 15, 2026

FleetEV Inspires Future Tech Talent at Willows High School

FleetEV’s Lead Engineer, Kurtis Chivers, visited Willows High School in Cardiff to speak with students about careers in information technology, artificial intelligence, and the future of electric vehicles (EVs).

January 13, 2026

Help to Grow: Management Course

Thanks to government funding, organisations with 5–249 employees pay just £750 (a saving of £6,750).

January 12, 2026

Free AI Maturity Assessment by Code Institute

Code Institute is offering a free AI Maturity Assessment to give you a clear snapshot of your current position and a practical roadmap for your next steps.

January 12, 2026

Fully Funded certified courses for AWS Solutions Architect

Aspire 2Be are offering FinTech Wales members the opportunity to access Fully Funded certified courses for AWS Solutions Architect.

January 09, 2026

75% Funded Courses in AI and Data Analytics

Code Institute is offering FinTech Wales members the opportunity to upskill their teams in AI and data analytics, with 75% of course costs funded through the Welsh Government’s Flexible Skills Programme.

January 08, 2026

FinTech Wales launches new Community Academy alongside leading Welsh employers

The new community academy is designed to give young people in Wales a route into careers within the fintech sector.

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